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Correct use of the word "Myth"
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RE: Correct use of the word "Myth"
January 8, 2014 at 10:03 pm
(January 8, 2014 at 10:01 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
Quote:Basically, the word myth in the sense we're commonly using it in (the religious sense) has nothing to do with whether it's true or not.


It sure as fuck does when I use the word myth.

You know. It's a myth when some 'god' gets killed and comes back to life.

Like Tammuz.

Well, that's not the sense many people are using. You're using it correctly in that specific situation.
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Correct use of the word "Myth"

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Correct use of the word "Myth" - by The_Thinking_Theist - January 8, 2014 at 9:47 pm
RE: Correct use of the word "Myth" - by Ryantology - January 8, 2014 at 9:50 pm
RE: Correct use of the word "Myth" - by Angrboda - January 8, 2014 at 9:53 pm
RE: Correct use of the word "Myth" - by Minimalist - January 8, 2014 at 10:01 pm
RE: Correct use of the word "Myth" - by The_Thinking_Theist - January 8, 2014 at 10:03 pm
RE: Correct use of the word "Myth" - by Minimalist - January 8, 2014 at 10:24 pm
RE: Correct use of the word "Myth" - by Cato - January 8, 2014 at 10:39 pm
RE: Correct use of the word "Myth" - by MindForgedManacle - January 8, 2014 at 11:43 pm
RE: Correct use of the word "Myth" - by KichigaiNeko - January 8, 2014 at 11:49 pm
RE: Correct use of the word "Myth" - by Minimalist - January 9, 2014 at 12:33 am
RE: Correct use of the word "Myth" - by xr34p3rx - January 9, 2014 at 5:47 pm
RE: Correct use of the word "Myth" - by CYNIC - January 11, 2014 at 5:54 am

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